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Old 12-07-2017, 12:12 PM   #1
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Thumbs up 3.6-million-year-old fossil is the oldest, most complete human ancestor ever seen

Years ago in the east African country of Kenya, I had the privilege of filming famous anthropology expert Richard Leakey for a television documentary shot in 16mm film.

This discovery is fantastic!

This 3.6-million-year-old fossil is the oldest, most complete human ancestor ever seen

http://www.sciencealert.com/little-f...e-south-africa

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Re: 3.6-million-year-old fossil is the oldest, most complete human ancestor ever seen

And here I thought Tony was the oldest fossil around...
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Old 12-07-2017, 08:38 PM   #3
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Re: 3.6-million-year-old fossil is the oldest, most complete human ancestor ever seen

Here is a related discovery.

Ancient Humans Walked "Out of Africa" Multiple Times, Says Study | Inverse

https://www.inverse.com/article/3915...uman-migration


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